Intel Xeon E5-1410 vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1410 and Intel Xeon W5590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-1410

Intel Xeon W5590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	May 2012 vs August 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1580 vs 1488
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6718 vs 4922

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	6718 vs 4922

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1410
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1488

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4922

6718

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1410	Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	4922	6718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1410	Intel Xeon W5590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Nehalem EP
Launch date	May 2012	August 2009
Place in performance rating	1648	1629
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$270
Price now		$2,508.95
Processor Number		W5590
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		0.73
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	294 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1270 million	731 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		8
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	1366	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)